Zend_Mail can read mail messages from several local or remote mail
storages. All of them have the same basic API to count and fetch messages
and some of them implement additional interfaces for not so common features. For a feature
overview of the implemented storages, see the following table.
Table 116. Mail Read Feature Overview
| Feature | Mbox | Maildir | Pop3 | IMAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storage type | local | local | remote | remote |
| Fetch message | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fetch MIME-part | emulated | emulated | emulated | emulated |
| Folders | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Create message/folder | No | todo | No | todo |
| Flags | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Quota | No | Yes | No | No |